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Obituaries




Louis Perry Carvalho
Oct. 7, 2004
Louis Perry "Louie" Carvalho, 79, of Hilo, a retired County of Hawaii road supervisor, died in the Life Care Center of Hilo. He also was a U.S. Army and Hawaii National Guard veteran. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elsie; sons Steven and Dwight Sr.; daughters Lela Oliveira, Yvonne Leithead and Regina Wery; brother Daniel P.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Federico Bulosan Castillo
Oct. 10, 2004
Federico Bulosan "Fred" Castillo, 75, of Mililani, a retired Honolulu Board of Water Supply foreman and U.S. Army sergeant who served in the Korean War, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Puhi, Kauai. He is survived by son Alton, daughter Myrna Kaneshiro, brothers Bernard and Pete, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Orpha Anderson Dole
July 22, 2004
Orpha Anderson Dole, 104, of Waikiki, a former music teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Princeton, Ill. No survivors. Services: Sunday. For more information, call 922-3083.

Thomas Tamotsu Fujihara
Oct. 17, 2004
Thomas Tamotsu Fujihara, 85, of Honolulu, a retired state construction inspector, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ethel E., sons David K. and Glenn Y., brothers Kenneth and James, and sisters Agnes Matsuura and Mildred Tashiro. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

June Garrison
Oct. 3, 2004
June Garrison, 86, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired office manager for a law firm, died at home. She was born in Suva, Fiji. She is survived by daughters Puanani Harvey and Dale O'Brien, hanai daughter Kymberly Gressard, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 3-6 p.m. Nov. 6 at Keauhou Yacht Club.

Katherine Hanson
Oct. 16, 2004
Katherine "Kay" Hanson, 73, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Anthony and Robert, sister Peggy Oglesby, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Thomas Leonard Hanson
Oct. 15, 2004
Thomas Leonard Hanson, 88, of Kailua-Kona, a retired engineer for Lockheed Missile and Space Co., died at home. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II. He was born in Mount Vernon, S.D. He is survived by daughters Tonnie R. Bernhardson and Cynthia Hanson-Goltzer, brother Hans, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Celebration of life to be held in South Dakota at a later date.

Kay Kunie Hino-Cooney
Oct. 19, 2004
Kay Kunie Hino-Cooney, 84, of Honolulu died in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Nawiliwili, Kauai. She is survived by son Thomas E. Cooney, brothers Yoshio and Charlie Hino, sisters Michiko Cosmo and Clara Kamiyama, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Masako Hokamura
Oct. 15, 2004
Masako Hokamura, 88, of Lahaina, a Maui Land & Pineapple clerk, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Dennis and Alvin; daughters Marion Shirota, Amy Hong and Karen Meikle; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Reception to follow services. Burial: 9 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.

Daimond Kekahuna
Oct. 10, 2004
Daimond "Naihe" Kekahuna, 54, of Las Vegas died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Gerald Gallina and sisters Hazel Balisbisana, Lorraine Bahilot, Elayne Naeole, Amado Aquino and Theresa Kekahuna. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Nimitz Beach-Barbers Point. Scattering of ashes to follow.

Masato Kuniyoshi
Oct. 16, 2004
Masato Kuniyoshi, 81, of Honolulu, a retired federal government auto mechanic at Fort Shafter and Schofield, died in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Wade, daughters Penny Yamada and Dawn Minnick, brother Alfred S., five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bessie Tam Like
Oct. 11, 2004
Bessie Tam Like, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Aiea and Island Nursing Homes licensed practical nurse, died in Honolulu. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons James, Robert and Marvin Akee and Glen Valencia; daughters Betty Kalani and Laurita Maano; sister Martha Mau; 17 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Colton Sakae Hakoa Manzo
Oct. 15, 2004
Colton Sakae Hakoa Manzo, infant son of Mark and Chelsea Manzo of Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is also survived by sister Marche; grandparents Tony and Lei Manzo, and Ronald and Charlene Hirano; and great-grandparents Maria Manzo, Hatsume Hirano and Elaine Mishima. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kikuyo Morioka
Oct. 14, 2004
Kikuyo Morioka, 72, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by daughter Janet and sisters Takako Mizukami and Sumie Fujino. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Masa Morioka
Oct. 11, 2004
Masa Morioka, 100, of Kaneohe died. She was born in Yamaguchi, Japan. She is survived by son George Y.; daughters Mildred A. Iwamoto, Tamae Shiraishi and Rose S. Yamada; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Hiroshi Nakama
Oct. 20, 2004
Hiroshi Nakama, 77, of Aiea, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard engineering technician, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Rosalind, daughters Lisa and Lori, brothers Richard and Paul, and sisters Shizuko and Kikue Kiyabu and Chiyoko Pietruszkiewicz. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masao Nishikawa
Oct. 18, 2004
Masao "Masa" Nishikawa, 79, of Keei, Hawaii, a carpenter for a construction company, died in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a truck driver. He was born in Piopio, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ellen, son Stanford, daughters Judith Polito and LeeAnne Sako, brother Tokio, sisters Hatsuko Matsuoka and Harumi Shea, and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yayoko Okamura
Oct. 14, 2004
Yayoko Okamura, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Carl; daughters Myrna Nip, Aimee Nakasone and Leilani Zukemura; sisters Kinuyo Kawasaki, Jean Kimura and Jane Hajime; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Patsy Yemiko Okimoto
Oct. 9, 2004
Patsy Yemiko Okimoto, 80, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gary and Wayne, daughter Gail Yamamoto, brother Robert Miyazaki and three grandchildren. Private services.

Robert Sverre Ostrem
Oct. 17, 2004
Robert Sverre "Bob" Ostrem, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. administrator of engineering, died. He also was a Hawaii National Guard veteran and Navy League of Hawaii member. He was born in Bergen, Norway. He is survived by wife Adele K.L. "Kai"; sons Robert S. "Robby" Jr., Gary Lemke and Douglas Lemke; daughter Constance K.O. "Connie" Carr; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 8 a.m. Monday at Outrigger Canoe Club, 2707 Kalakaua Ave. Scattering of ashes off Outrigger Canoe Club. Leis and loose flowers welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Rotary Club of Honolulu, 260 Lewers St., Suite 248, Honolulu, HI 96815; or charity.

Jo-Ellen Perry
Oct. 15, 2004
Jo-Ellen Perry, 62, of Hilo, a Realtor and homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is survived by husband Danny C., daughter Kristina L., brother Ed Wilson and sisters Valentine Strom and Gaye Greenwood. No services. Private scattering of ashes. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.

John Pitman
Oct. 15, 2004
John Pitman, 52, of Kihei, Maui, a service station proprietor in New Jersey, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Trenton, N.J. He is survived by mother Bella S., son Robert, daughters Julie Fletcher and Judith Pitman, sisters Sandra Bozarth and Joyce Foley, and three grandchildren. Services to be held in New Jersey.

Clarence Robello
Oct. 11, 2004
Clarence "Robe" Robello, 80, of Pearl City, a Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspaper carrier, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret; sons Vincent P., Patrick R. and Clarence B.; daughter Colleen Augustine; sister Sophie Souza; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fumio Sakuoka
Oct. 10, 2004
Fumio Sakuoka, 81, of Waialua, a retired photographer, died at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Dorothy H.; sons Forde, Milton and Francis; daughter Jo Ann; brother Shiro; and sisters Akiko Kihara and Hatsuno Koga. Private services.

Raymond B. Santos
Oct. 8, 2004
Raymond B. Santos, 80, of Kailua, a former R&N Maintenance Services owner, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Vivian; daughters Joann Medeiros, Julie Pleasanton and Jean S. Gilbert; brother Richard; sisters Hilda Perry, Cecelia Green and Dorothy Trainer; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Bertha Matsumi Shikada
Oct. 7, 2004
Bertha Matsumi Shikada, 92, of Pahala, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kau Hospital. She was born in Captain Cook, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Ernest M., son Gerald N., daughter Jane N. Murayama and brother Harry Matsuki. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Thomas Yoshio Tsuda
Oct. 16, 2004
Thomas Yoshio Tsuda, 99, of Honolulu, a retired dentist, died at home. He was born in Wakayama, Japan. He is survived by wife Setsuko, sons Roy and Dick, daughters Betty Clark and Karen Sakamoto, sisters Lillian Ota and June Aoyagi, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.




You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:

www.librarieshawaii.org
The index goes back several decades.

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